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Wu Aiying | |
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| 吴爱英 | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 July 2005 – 24 February 2017 | |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Zhang Fusen |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jun |
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| Born | December 1951 (age 73) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled) |
| Alma mater | Shandong University |
Wu Aiying (simplified Chinese:吴爱英;traditional Chinese:吳愛英;pinyin:Wú Àiyīng; born December 1951) is a former Chinese politician who served as theminister of Justice of China from 2005 to 2017, in the cabinets of PremiersWen Jiabao andLi Keqiang. Previously she held numerous political positions in her native Shandong province. She was investigated for corruption and expelled from theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2017.
Wu was born 1951 inChangle County,Shandong province, to an ordinary family of peasants, the youngest of three sisters. She was selected as a prospective party member at a very young age. She was educated inShandong University from 1971 to 1973. After graduating, she returned to her home county to serve as a political instructor, and leader of a local production commune. By 1976, she had become the deputy party secretary of Changle County, at a mere age of 25. In 1978, she began serving in theCommunist Youth League; by 1982 she had risen to become deputy provincial secretary of the Shandong Communist Youth League organization. In July 1993, she was named Vice Governor of Shandong.[citation needed]
In Shandong, Wu oversaw legal affairs, including jurisdiction of the courts, prosecution agencies, and law enforcement. Her work with theJinan traffic police won praise from the central authorities. In 1998, Wu was promoted toDeputy Party Secretary of Shandong province, the third highest political position in the province. In 2002, she was named Chair of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Shandong province, ascending to full provincial-level status.[citation needed]
In November 2003, Wu was named vice minister of Justice. By July 2005, she ascended to minister of Justice at age 53. She became the second female minister of Justice in the history of the People's Republic, afterShi Liang.[citation needed]
She was the alternate member of the16th CCP Central Committee and a full member of the17th CCP Central Committee and the18th CCP Central Committee.[citation needed]
Sing Tao Daily of Hong Kong reported in June 2017 that Wu was implicated in a credentials fraud case involving fellow Shandong native Lu Enguang, and that she had been expelled from the party in addition to being demoted to afutingji (sub-department) "non-leading" position.[citation needed] On October 11, 2017, the 7th Plenary Session of the 18th CCP Central Committee confirmed Wu's expulsion from the CCP. Wu became the only female full member of the 18th Central Committee to be expelled from the party.[1]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 2005–2017 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the CPPCC Shandong Committee 2002–2004 | Succeeded by |
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